Practical .NET and cloud architecture

I write about ASP.NET Core, AWS, APIs, testing, infrastructure, and developer tooling, grounded in problems I encounter while building real systems.

Why Residuality Theory resonates with me

11 minute read

Residuality Theory gave names and structure to architectural habits I had developed over years: walking a problem repeatedly, challenging assumptions, and designing with uncertainty in mind.

Designing for union types before C# supports them

5 minute read

How to design your code for union types before C# actually supports them.

A programming model for .NET AWS Lambda functions

14 minute read

AWS provides the Lambda runtime primitives. AWSLambdaSharpTemplate V6 adds an opinionated .NET programming model for handlers, scopes, contexts and event-source semantics.

Publish NuGet packages with Trusted Publishing and GitHub Actions

6 minute read

Use NuGet Trusted Publishing with GitHub Actions to publish packages without storing a long-lived API key.

How to automatically register service modules in ASP.NET Core

4 minute read

Source generation can remove repetitive service-module registration from ASP.NET Core applications without relying on runtime reflection.

Making OpenAPI the source of truth for ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs

10 minute read

Most ASP.NET Core projects generate OpenAPI from code. This post explores the opposite approach: treating the spec as the source of truth for Minimal APIs.

Automating AWS SSO Login for Aspire AppHost Startup

14 minute read

AWS SSO is a great alternative to static access keys, but expired sessions can break local Aspire startup in confusing ways. Let’s automate renewing a session.

Improve gRPC development by sharing protobuf contracts via NuGet packages

6 minute read

gRPC services and clients rely on protobuf contracts to align on the shape of requests and responses. NuGet can make sharing these contracts more convenient.

How to automatically register Minimal API endpoints in ASP.NET Core